by SunnyJustice » Thu Jan 05, 2017 10:13 am
Just before the shadow struck again, it stopped. At the very center of the darkness, Rowan could see the faintest glow of Gwen's light. She was all alone in there, surrounded by the darkness. Rowan didn't recognize the dark, but he could always recognize the light. Right now he was strongly drawn to this glow, which matched the verdant-and-violet light intertwined in his own veins. He couldn't let it be extinguished again.
"Gwen?" he asked tentatively, slowly rising to his feet. "Are you in there? It's me... it's Rowan... I'm sorry."
Without regard for his own safety, he gathered the figure in front of him into a hug. The blind boy could see nothing but darkness, with a dim flicker of light at her core, but she felt like Gwen. This shadow... it was her. Rowan didn't like to use force, but right now he had Gwen wrapped tightly in his arms, and he was not letting go.
"Shh," Rowan said gently, allowing his healing power to flow more intensely than before. This always ran the risk of killing someone if he wasn't careful, but he would be careful. He just needed Gwen to calm down first. Rowan didn't particularly care if she attacked him again, as long as he was eventually able to chase away this darkness with light.
"Alright, thank you." Gavotte held tightly to Jen's hand, dreading the moment he would need to let go. Even with his ridiculously sharp vision, he could barely see things in pitch black. "I can't see," he whispered, "but I think I can pinpoint her with sound... I can even feel the vibrations in the air when she moves."
He was pretty much using echolocation at this point, he was overcompensating so much for his lack of vision. But his power made all his senses ridiculously sharp, so it was a bonus.
"She's not human..." Gavotte whispered. "About seven feet tall, with these sharp appendages... Watch out for the tail, Travis!"
He couldn't help calling out, but now he had probably given away their location. "We have to move," he whispered and quietly snuck away from that location, still holding Jen's hand. He didn't know if the... thing... could see in the dark.